[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, East Grinstead R.D.C.
- East Grinstead (England). Rural District Council.
- Date:
- 1925
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Credit: [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, East Grinstead R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![IMTtuL LiBRA^^ ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH TO THE EAST GRINSTEAD RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL—1925. Area in acres Census population Number of inhabited houses Number of families or separate occupiers, Rateable value Hum represented by one penny rate . 45,809' . 13,845 . 3,465 . 3,239 ,£126,047 £525 > Census Population, 1921. 1920. Population estimated to middle of year 12,443 Birth rate per 1,000 of population 16‘0 Deaths under one year per 1,000 births 42 0 Total death rate per 1,000 10'3 Nett death rate per 1,000 ]0‘2 Zymotic death rate per 1,000 '1 Death rate from phthisis per 1,000 '5 Death rate from respiratory diseases per 1,000 '1 Senile mortality, deaths at 65 years and over as percentage of nett deaths 43'0 1921. 1922. 1923. 1924. 1925, 13 845 ... 13,710 ... 13,760 ... 14,050 ... 14,250 191 ... 14-0 ... 14-4 ... 150 ... 12-0 12-0 ... 57-0 ... 65-0 ... 78-0 ... 28-0 91 ... 10-6 ... 100 ... no ... 10-0 9 0 ... 100 ... 10-6 ... 11-0 ... 10-0 1 •8 1 1 1 •4 •3 •4 1-0 •4 1-0 1-0 •7 11 •3 48-0 ... 56-0 ... 52'0 ... 49 0 ... 54'0 Total. Male. Female. Births-Degitimate 161 ... 77 ... 84 | Birth rate 12 0 Illegitimate 8 ... 5 ... 3 ) Deaths 141 ... 73 ... 68 Death rate 10'0 Number of women dying in or in consequence of childbirth, 0. VITAL STATISTICS. The vital statistics of the district for the year 1925 are satisfactory except for the unfortunate number of cases of deaths from infectious diseases: Scarlet fever, 1; enteric fever, 1; whooping cough, 3; encephalitis lethargica, 1; anterior poliomyelitis, 1. The birth rate is slightly raised, while the death rate is lower. The death rate of infants under one year of age has fallen considerably from 78 per 1,000 to 28 per 1,000 births. This is satisfactory, and may be due to the good work carried on at Cop- thorne by the Maternity and Infant Welfare Centre. The deaths from tuberculosis are lowered as well as those from bronchitis, while the propor- tion of persons dying at 65 years and (Acr is raised. Four deaths were registered from suicide and two from accidents. COMPARISON OP VITxAL STATISTICS. Infantile England and Wale ^ ^ ^ Birth mortality rate. rate. 18.3 ... 75 .. Death rate. . 12.2 East Grinstead Rural 12 ... 28 .. . 10 INFECTIOUS Disease. Total. Diphtheria 2 DISEASES. Admitted to Hospital. 2 Total deaths. Scarlet fever 11 8 1 Enteric fever 2 1 1 Erysipelas 4 — ■ Encep. lethargica 1 1 1 Pneumonia 22 — — Pulmonary tuber- culosis, M.8, P.2 10 M.6, P.2 ... M.3 Non-pulmonary, M.3, F.3 6 M.l, P.3 ... Oph. neonatorum 2 — — Poliomyelitis 1 1 1 NURSING. Professional nursing in the home, general, mid- wives and by the Sussex Nursing Federation, assisted by the County Council. Fever Hospital.—Provided by East Grin- stead Conjoint Hospital Committee. Tuhorculosi.s. — By County Council at Robertsbridge. Small-pox. — By East Su^ex Western Small-pox Hospital Committee, Sedgebrook, Plumpton. Venereal Diseases.—Tunbridge Wells, Brighton and Hastings Hospitals. Amiiulance.—Provided by Fever Hospital. LABORATORY WORK. Examinations were made by the Medical Officer of Health. Swabs for diphtheria, 22; positive, 11: negative, 11. The Sanitary Inspector keeps a supply of diphtheria antitoxin and influenza vaccine. LIST OF ADOPTIVE ACTS. BYE-LAWS AND REGULATIONS. List of adoptive Acts, Bye-laws and Local Regulations relating to Public Health in force in the District:— Infectious Diseases (Notification) Act, 1889, adopted January 1st, 1890. Infectious Diseases Prevention Act, 1890, adopted February 19th, 1891. Public Health Act Amendment Act, 1890 (Part 3 as far as applicable to a Rural Authority), adopted February 19th, 1891. Order of L.G.B. investing Council with tirban powers under Private Street Works Act, 1892, in part of parish of Withyham, dated November 1st, 1907. Similar Order for part of parish of West Hoathly and Worth, dated September 19th, 1911. Regulations under Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshop's Order, 1885, dated November 15th, 1900. For house drainage and connection with public sewer, dated May 25th, 1905. Rules and Regulations, Worth and West Hoathly Water Works, dated July 23rd, 1903. Bve-laws. slaughter-houses, dated Novem- ber .30th, 1922. New streets and buildings, dated Septem- ber 6th, 1888. Nuisances, dated September 6th, 1888. Nuisances, dated December 13th, 1900. Tents, vans and sheds, dated September 13th, 1900. New buildings and keeping water closets supplied with water, dated March 7th, 1901. V CF H BRA 1](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29182542_0001.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
